Setting up a legitimate marijuana business in California is not without its hazards, but the details of what compliance looks like can be dizzying and the laws are about to change profoundly. Recreational or “personal” use of cannabis in California is on the horizon, but will it be too late for those getting late into that game? Current Legislation The Medical Marijuana Program Act (MMPA),...

By now you are probably keenly aware that, no matter what the states may enact concerning the legalization or decriminalization of marijuana, the federal government can (if it wanted to) swoop in and shut it all down…as well as throw a lot of people in jail. However, even the federal government’s seeming immovable (and irrational) resolve to do nothing with respect to medical cannabis is...